Hm? What's going on?
I thought only STANDOUT was playing today?

You know who they are?

Nope, never seen them before...

Hello, everyone!
We're Leo/need! It's great to see you here!

Today, we'll be the opening performance for STANDOUT's big show.

We'd like to play the song that brought us together as a band, and hope that you'll listen...!

Okay...

——♪　——♪　——♪

(*Gasp*...!)

(Oh no, my hands are starting to shake...!)

(This is totally different from doing a street performance. I can't tell if my voice is reaching them...)

(Everyone else sounds so far away for some reason too...)

You'd think STANDOUT would have a better opening act, right?

They sound pretty amateurish.
Not really getting our money's worth...

(They look disappointed...)

(How can Iori do this to them? Making them perform in public for the first time on this big a stage...)

(Everyone's starting to freeze up too. It feels like they're letting the audience control the agenda...)

(We won't be able to recover if this keeps up...)

...

(No, this isn't working...)

(It's our first show as Leo/need too...! It's our chance to tell Shiho how we truly feel...!)

(We can't give up! We need to tell her...!)

(This song, this performance has to reach her!)

——!　——!　——!!

(Ichika...?!)

(Ichika...!)

(Right, I need to keep up with her...)

(I'm the pillar that supports this band.)

(Ichi...! Hona...! They sound amazing!
Way better than they do in practice...!)

(I'm not giving up either...!)

(We have to get through this song and tell Shiho how we really feel...!)

(Ichika got Honami and Saki to bounce back... They never had this kind of power during practice...!)

...

(They are serious...
It's so easy to tell...)

Hm? They sound better now!

Yeah! That's more like it!
Who were they again?

(They're getting into it.)

(Alright, time to follow through...!)

Hmm...

Not bad.

——!　——!　——♪

...!

(We did it...)

That was so awesome!

I was nervous at first, but that went really well!

Ichika...

I didn't know you could sing like that.
It was incredible...

Shiho...

And you two did really well too, Saki, Honami. Especially considering this was your first show.

Hehe. I made a couple mistakes, but doing a show with you like this was so much fun...!

Shiho, we were being serious...

I'm sorry for making you wait all this time. You're not alone anymore...

I hope you'll have us...

...

You're...

You're serious about trying to go pro?

Don't come crying to me if anything happens.

That's never going to happen!

Yeah!
Let's make our dreams come true, as Leo/need!

Thanks, you guys...

I guess that makes me the loser...

(If only she could say the same thing. No, she might not be ready yet...)

Well, time to scout a new member.

Iori...

M-Mio...?

I'm sorry for avoiding you this whole time. I was so scared about what would happen after we went pro...

...

But I'm ready. I'm done running. I'll do everything I can for this band, so please, let me come back...!

What took you so long...?

I deserve some of the blame too, but do you know how much trouble you caused us and the staff?

I'm so sorry. I really am...

But I want us to perform together. I know that I was being selfish, but I want us to keep playing as STANDOUT!

...

Prove it during our show...

Thanks for waiting, everyone!!
Now, let's get this show started!!

Oh...

(It's her...)

I'm glad she came back...

Shiho?

Oh, nothing.

Get ready for some tough practices starting tomorrow.

Uh oh!
Here come Shiho the tyrant!

Hehe. Let's keep practicing and work towards putting on another show.

Yeah, I'd like that too.

That sounds nice...

But we'll have to start making our own songs too if we're gonna actually go pro. Just keep that in mind.

Oh, you're right! We'll have to start thinking about that...!

Our own songs...!
I bet Shiho can come up with some without even trying!

If only it were so easy...

But we can all think about that together...

Right. Let's make as many as we can.
The four of us, together!